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Take the Leap: Go Organic
Organic gardens encourage butterflies and other beneficial insects. We speak with guests here every day who are interested in going completely organic in their gardening, but just aren’t sure how to...
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How Native Plants Benefit You
Gregg’s Mistflower (Conoclinium greggii) attracts visiting monarchs well. Texas’ annual Native Plant Week celebration is next week, and fall is the ideal time to add native plants to your landscape....
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Every Gardener Deserves these Luxurious Summer Blooms
When you think of planting ‘bulbs,’ your mind probably jumps right to tulips and daffodils. Plant them in fall & winter to enjoy spring blossoms. Frequently, though, we include other plants in the...
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Seasonality vs. Availability Part III: Specialty & High Demand Plants
This lovely Monarch stopped in to enjoy some Mexican Milkweed at NHG last May. For this third and final discussion on the topic of seasonality vs availability, we’ll begin with a current, and ideal,...
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5 Lesser-Known Perennials You Should Try
Originally published in June 2015. We all have our classic garden favorites. We feature a class on perennials called ‘The Texas Tried and True’ that highlights some of ours. Beyond the well known,...
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Perennial Milkweeds for Your Pollinator Garden
We’ve lamented the difficulty of finding perennial milkweed species (Asclepias) before (read more here). They tend to be difficult to find in substantial quantities, slow to germinate from seed, and...
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‘Texas Tough’ can also be soft and beautiful
We can all do our part in the effort to conserve water, feed the birds and plant things that are native to Texas—and we can do this without giving up beauty and function in our gardens. Grasses are a...
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How to Grow Milkweed
Originally published in July 2016 Why don’t more commercial growers grow perennial milkweed? Milkweed seeds require vernalization (a period of exposure to cold before they are planted outside, or...
View ArticleThe Bugs We Need
Felicia English with Rusty E. Allen, NHG Education and Outreach Coordinator This month, I joined Felicia English to find out more about the fascinating world of those insects we consider beneficial,...
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Step-by-step: Seeding a Wildflower Garden
Perhaps you want to take care of migrating Monarch butterflies. Maybe you want to attract the bees and pollinating insects to your vegetables. Or, perhaps you want beautiful, natural seasonal color....
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